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Volume  XIV  30  May  1928  Number  21 


BRIDGING  THE  HUDSON  RIVER  AT 
FORT  WASHINGTON 


ANNOTATED  BIBLIOGRAPHY 


Compiled  by  Arax  Taboolian 


Selected  Articles  from  January,  1924  to  March,  1928 


Early  in  1924  we  published  in  the  Notes  of  February  6,  to  March  5,  an  annotated 
bibliography,  "Bridging  the  Hudson  River  at  New  York  City,"  preceded  by  an 
introduction  which  gave  the  history  of  the  projects.  Part  I  of  that  bibliography 
listed  "General  Material  Chronologically  Arranged."  Recent  requests  have  made 
it  apparent  that  a  continuation  of  that  part  brought  up-to-date  is  desired.  Therefore, 
we  continue  the  bibliography  and  present  it  in  the  same  form  —  arranged  chrono- 
logically—  covering  the  months  from  January,  1924  to  March,  1928.  The  progress 
of  the  Bridge  can  be  followed  by  means  of  this  Bibliography. 


1924 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  Report 
on  vehicular  tunnels  and  bridges.  (In: 
Its  annual  report,  January  19,  1924,  p. 
43-49.) 

A  bridge  above  125th  Street  favored  by  Port 
Authority  and  civic  bodies. 


Drinker,  W.  W.  Problems  involved 
in  vehicular  crossings'  of  North  River; 
address  before  the  Englewood  (N.J.) 
Board  of  Trade.  (Port  of  New  York, 
June,  1924,  p.  22,  28.) 

Concludes  that  the  present  vehicular  tunnel 
and  one  bridge  are  not  sufficient  for  volume  of 
expected  traffic. 


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1925 

Port  Authority  undertakings  in  pros- 
pect: Senator  Arthur  N.  Pierson,  of 
New  Jersey,  discusses  alternative  plan 
of  financing  bridge  construction.  (Port 
of  New  York,  January,  1925,  p.  11-12.) 

Proposes  that  both  states  annually  appropriate 
$1,000,000  each  for  five  years;  also  that  bonds 
be  issued  to  the  public  for  $30,000,000.  This 
would  cover  the  estimated  costs  of  the  two  Staten 
Island  bridges  and  the  Fort  Washington  Bridge. 

New  Jersey.  Governor.  Second  an- 
nual message  of  Hon.  George  S.  Silzer 
to  the  Legislature  of  New  Jersey,  Jan- 
uary 13,  1925,  p.  33-36.  355.41N5 

Governor  Silzer  recommends  the  building  of  a 
bridge  from  Fort  Lee  to  New  York  City  by  the 
Port  of  New  York  Authority;  also  recommends 
the  building  of  a  bridge  over  the  Kill  von  Kull 
at  Perth  Amboy  and  Elizabeth,  by  the  Port 
Authority,  with  help,  if  necessary,  from  the 
state. 

United  States.  House  of  Representa- 
tives. Bridge  across  the  Hudson  River 
between  New  York  and  New  Jersey; 
report  to  accomoany  S.4178.  February 
13,  1925.  2  p.  (Report  no.  1488.)  VF 

Federal  bill  approving  the  construction  of  said 
bridge  by  Port  Authority. 

Hudson  Bridge  is  nearer  realization. 
Jersey  chooses  a  location.  Governor 
Smith  favors  project  without  naming 
site.  (New  York  Times,  March  1,  1925, 
sec.  VIII,  p.  3:2-7.) 

U.  S.  Engineers  approve  site  of  Fort  Lee  and 
Fort  Washington  with  a  suspension  bridge  high 
enough  to  allow  passage  of  ships. 

Roulstone,  William  B.  New  bridge 
meets  opposition.  Friends  of  city's 
waterside  park  at  Fort  Washington 
argue  that  proposed  Hudson  span 
would  be  misplaced  there.  (New  York 
Times,  March  29,  1925,  sec.  IX,  p.  7: 
1-7.) 

Statement  made  by  Chairman  of  the  Park 
Conservation  Association  that  the  proposed 
bridge  would  destroy  the  beauty  of  the  park. 
Proposes  that  the  bridge  be  built  far  north  of 
Fort  Washington  Bridge. 

New  Jersey.  Statutes.  An  act  re- 
lating to  the  construction,  operation  and 
maintenance  of  a  certain  bridge  across 
the  Hudson  River  by  the  Port  of  New 
York  Authority,  pursuant  to  the  port 
compact  or  treaty  dated  April  30,  1921, 
and  the  comprehensive  plan  adopted  by 
the  States  of  New  Jersey  and  New 
York,  consented  to  and  which  the  Port 
of  New  York  Authority  was  authorized 


and  empowered  to  carry  out  and  ef- 
fectuate by  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  and  making  appropriation  of 
$150,000  for  the  preliminary  work 
thereon.  (Laws  of  1925.  Chapter  41.) 

343.4N5 

New  York  State.  Statutes.  An  act 
relating  to  the  construction,  operation 
and  maintenance  of  a  certain  bridge 
across  the  Hudson  River  by  the  Port  of 
New  York  Authority,  pursuant  to  the 
port  compact  or  treaty  dated  April  thir- 
tieth, nineteen  hundred  and  twenty-one, 
and  consented  to  by  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  comprehensive 
plan  adopted  by  the  States  of  New 
Jersey  and  New  York,  consented  to 
and  which  the  Port  of  New  York 
Authority  was  authorized  and  empow- 
ered to  carry  out  and  effectuate  by  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States  and 
making  an  appropriation  for  the  pre- 
liminary work  thereon.  (Laws  of  1925, 
Chapter  211.) 

$100,000  appropriated  for  preliminary  studies. 

New  York  City.  Board  of  Estimate 
and  Apportionment.  Legislation  af- 
fecting the  City  of  New  York — Con- 
struction of  bridge  across  Hudson 
River  from  Weehawken,  New  Jersey, 
to  Washington  Heights  district,  New 
York.  (In:  Its  Proceedings,  September 
18,  1925,  p.  6764-65.)  Es8.16 

Washington  Heights  Taxpayers'  Association 
protesting  against  the  building  of  the  bridge 
from  Washington  Heights  because  of  its  effect 
on  the  residential  district  resulting  from  the 
volume  of  traffic. 

Port  Authority's  Advisory  Commit- 
tee on  Hudson  River  Bridge.  (Port  of 
New  York,  December,  1925,  p.  32.) 

Committee  consisting  of  men  from  both  states 
to  suggest  aesthetic  treatment  of  bridge. 


1926 

New  Jersey.  Governor.  Message. 
3926. 

Governor  Silzer  recommends  that  acts 
authorizing  interstate  bridges  should  clearly  pro- 
vide that  such  enterprises  be  self-sustaining  and 
that  revenues  derived  therefrom  should  be  ap- 
plied to  the  payment  of  the  cost  of  construction. 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  Hud- 
son River  Bridge.  (In:  Its  annual  re- 
port, January  15,  1926,  p.  13-19.) 

A  study  of  vehicular  and  pedestrian  traffic 
taken  by  clockings  made  throughout  the  months 
of  July,  August,  September  and  October,  1925. 


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1926.  Port  of  Neiv  York  Authority,  c't'd. 

 Tentative  report  of  bridge  engi- 
neer on  Hudson  River  Bridge  at  New 
York  between  Fort  Washington  and 
Fort  Lee.  February  25,  1926.  13  p. 
illus.  tables,  maps. 

Resume  made  by  O.  H.  Ammann,  bridge 
engineer:  "Comprehensive  traffic  studies  to  de- 
termine the  probable  volume  of  traffic  over  the 
bridge  and  the  revenues  to  be  derived  therefrom, 
topographical  surveys,  river  borings  and  engi- 
neering design  studies  to  determine  the  suitable 
site,  size  and  type  of  crossing  and  its  cost,  and 
finally,  architectural  studies  to  determine  the 
feasibility  of  rendering  the  bridge  a  befitting 
object  in  a  charming  landscape." 

Engineers  make  favorable  report  on 
Fort  Lee  Bridge.  (Engineering  News- 
Record,  March  18,  1926,  p.  464.) 

Port  Authority  engineers  approve  location  at 
l"Sth  Street.    Cost  estimated  at  $50,000,000. 

The  New  proposed  Hudson  River 
Bridge;  ultimate  capacity  eight  lines 
of  vehicular  traffic,  two  lines  of  street 
car  traffic,  and  two  lines  of  bus  traffic. 
(American  City,  April,  1926,  p.  365- 
366.) 

Johnson,  Charles  A.  Hudson  Bridge 
is  a  giant  task.  Great  span  will  be  twice 
the  size  of  next  largest  of  suspension 
type,  which  is  safe  and  enduring.  (New 
York  Times,  April  18,  1926,  sec.  ix,  p. 
14:1-6.) 

Additional  lower  deck  for  busses  and  trolleys 
to  be  provided  for  in  future.  Suspension  type 
an  American  invention  as  far  back  as  1796. 
John  A.  Roebling,  pioneer  of  wire  cable  bridges. 

Manhattan-Fort  Lee,  (N.  J.)  Bridge, 
to  build  which  New  York  and  New  Jer- 
sey have  jointly  undertaken  to  provide 
the  initial  sum  of  $10,000,000;  summary 
of  the  tentative  report  to  the  Port  of 
New  York  Authority  by  O.  H.  Am- 
mann, bridge  engineer.  (Port  of  New 
York,  May,  1926,  p.  5-7,  21-22,  25.) 

New  Jersey.  Statutes.  An  act  re- 
lating to  the  financing  of  a  certain 
bridge  to  be  constructed  between  New- 
York  and  New  Jersey  by  the  Port  of 
New  York  Authority,  and  making  ap- 
propriations therefor.  (Laws  of  1926. 
Chapter  6.)  343.4N5 

$5,000,000  appropriated. 

New  Jersey.  Statutes.  A  Supplement 
to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  relating  to 
the  construction,  operation  and  main- 
tenance of  a  certain  bridge  across  the 
Hudson  River  by  the  Port  of  New- 
York  Authority,  nursuant  to  the  port 
compact  or  treaty  dated  April  thirtieth, 


nineteen  hundred  and  twenty-one  and 
consented  to  by  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  comprehensive 
plan  adopted  by  the  States  of  New  Jer- 
sey and  New  York,  consented  to  and 
which  the  Port  of  New  York  Authority 
was  authorized  and  empowered  to  carry 
out  and  effectuate  by  the  Congress  of 
the  United  States,  and  making  appro- 
priation of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thou- 
sand dollars  for  the  preliminary  work 
thereon,"  approved  March  twelfth,  one 
thousand  nine  hundred  and  twenty-five, 
and  making  an  additional  appropriation 
of  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  such  pre- 
liminary work,  necessary  for  making 
borings,  surveys,  engineering  studies, 
investigations,  hearing  and  all  matters 
incidental  or  appertaining  thereto. 
(Laws  of  1926,  Chapter  40.)  343.4N5 

New  York  State.  Statutes.  Port  of 
New  York  Authority.  For  completing 
the  studies  of  the  Hudson  River  Bridge 
in  accordance  with  the  terms  and  con- 
ditions laid  down  in  chapter  211,  laws 
of  1925...  $50,000.00.  (Laws  of  1926, 
Chapter  628.) 

    An   Act   relating  to  the 

financing  of  a  certain  bridge  to  be  con- 
structed between  New  York  and  New 
Jersey  by  the  Port  of  New  York 
Authority  across  the  Hudson  River, 
and  undertaking  to  make  available  a 
certain  sum  therefor.  (Laws  of  1926, 
Chapter  761.) 

$5,000,000  appropriated. 

Hudson  River  Bridge  to  bring  gre at 
development;  means  that  great  sections 
of  New  Jersey  and  of  Borough  of  Man- 
hattan have  a  tremendously  prosperous 
future  in  store  for  them.  (Political 
News,  November,  1926,  p.  33,  35.) 

Proposes  road  building  and  city  planning. 
Also  suggests  obtaining  land  for  parks  while  real 
estate  is  still  cheap. 

Port  of  New  York  Authority's  reason 
in  favor  of  Hudson  Bridge  at  New- 
York.  (Port  of  New  York,  December, 
1926,  p.  12-13,  32.) 

A  letter  to  the  U.  S.  Army  Engineer  sub- 
mitting its  reason  for  urging  the  approval  of 
that  body  for  permit  to  construct  the  Hudson 
River  Bridge. 

Banking  group  announces  sale  of 
$20,000,000  bonds.  (Commercial  and 
Financial  Chronicle,  December  18, 
1926,  p.  3212.) 

First  installment  of  an  authorized  issue  of 
$60,000,000.    Will  bear  an  average  interest  of 
per  cent. 


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1926,  continued. 

The  metamorphosis  of  the  Port 
Authority.  (Engineering  News-Record, 
December  16,  1926,  p.  982-983.) 

While  commending  the  Port  Authority  for  its 
activity  as  regards  bridge  building,  this  editorial 
regrets  the  Authority's  inertia  towards  freight 
handling  in  the  port  of  New  York  for  which  it 
was  originally  organized. 

National  City  Company.  Spanning 
the  Hudson;  a  booklet  dealing  with  the 
traffic  needs,  structural  design,  financ- 
ing plans  and  estimated  earnings  of  the 
new  Hudson  River  Bridge  to  be  built 
and  operated  bv  the  Port  of  New  York 
Authority.   ,1926.,  [10  p0  VF 


1927 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  Hud- 
son River  Bridge.  (In:  Its  annual  re- 
port, January  20,  1927,  p.  55-69.  illus.) 

Detailed  estimated  cost  of  bridge: 


Bridge  proper   $27,100,000 

Approaches    4,000,000 

Engineering  staff   2,000,000 

Administration  staff    500,000 

Real  Estate    7,000,000 

Contingencies    3,000,000 

Interest  during  construction    ....  5,500,000 


Approximate  Total  $50,000,000 

Boucher,  W.  J.  Engineering  aspects 
of  the  Hudson  River  Bridge  explained. 
(Harlem  Magazine,  January,  1927,  p. 
6-7,  21.) 

Yates,  William  H.  Discussion  paper 
on  the  Hudson  River  Bridge  between 
Fort  Washington  and  Fort  Lee  to  be 
read  at  the  meeting  of  the  New  York 
Section  of  the  American  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers,  February  16,  1927. 
1927.  8  p.  plans,  typewritten. 

Proposes  2,700  feet  channel  span  instead  of 
3,500  as  approved  by  Port  Authority.  Claims 
greater  beauty,  one  year's  less  construction  time 
and  50%  less  tolls. 

Fort  Lee  bridge  discussed  by  New 
York  engineers.  (Engineering  News- 
Record,  February  24,  1927,  p.  336-7.) 

Papers  read  by  O.  H.  Ammann,  Robert  A. 
Lesher,  W.  J.  Boucher  and  Allston  Dana,  mem- 
bers of  the  Port  Authority. 

New  Jersey  interferes  with  Port 
Authority.  Passes  law  giving  State 
Commission  power  to  pass  on  all  Port 
Authority  contracts.  (Engineering 
News-Record,  March  31,  1927,  p.  541.) 

Controversy  due  to  the  belief  by  the  New 
Jersey  Legislature  that  the  Port  Authority  would 


use  cable  suspension  in  preference  to  eye-bar. 
As  John  A.  Roebling's  Sons  Co.,  makers  of 
cables  are  located  at  New  Jersey,  the  state 
feared  losing  contract  if  eye-bar  were  used. 

Walker,  Waldo.  Huge  Hudson  River 
Bridge  is  a  five-year  task.  Work  of 
building  the  12,000-ton  span  high  above 
the  river  is  to  begin  on  May  1  —  How 
the  job  will  be  accomplished.  (New 
York  Times,  March  27,  1927,  sec.  VIII, 
p.  5,  illus.) 

New  York  City.  Board  of  Estimate 
and  Apportionment.  Proposed  Hudson 
River  Bridge  between  Fort  Washing- 
ton, Borough  of  Manhattan,  and  Fort 
Lee,  New  Jersey  —  Appraisal  of  real 
property  required  therefor.  (In:  Its 
Proceedings,  April  8,  1927,  p.  3568.) 

Es8.16 

Mayor  to  appoint  3  appraisers  for  evaluating 
land. 

    Hearing  in  the  matter  of 

the  proposed  location  of  the  anchorage 
and  pier  of  the  new  Hudson  River 
Bridge  to  be  constructed  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Port  Authority  be- 
tween Fort  Lee  in  New  Jersey  and  the 
Borough  of  Manhattan,  at  and  near 
Fort  Washington  Park,  in  the  vicinity 
of  West  178th  Street.  (In:  Its  Proceed- 
ings, April  21,  1927,  p.  3583-3585.) 

Es8.16 

Issues  raised  by  the  City  and  agreed  to  by 
Port  Authority. 

Port  Authority  will  pay  to  the  City  such 
amount  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Board  of  Esti- 
mate; for  land  owned  by  City;  for  cost  of  all 
street  improvement;  for  cost  of  acquiring  and 
improving  any  additional  streets;  will  assume 
all  change  of  grade  damage  claims;  will  refrain 
from  operating  bus.  rapid  transit  or  railroad 
service  until  agreed  to  mutually;  will  refrain 
from  adding  to  the  four  traffic  lanes  as  proposed 
until  further  agreement;  will  encase  skeleton 
tower  in  masonry  within  six  years;  will  pay  to 
City  50%  of  net  revenue  annually. 

    Hearing  in  the  matter  of 

the  proposed  location  of  the  anchorage 
and  pier  of  the  new  Hudson  River 
Bridge  to  be  constructed  under  the  jur- 
isdiction of  the  Port  Authority  between 
Fort  Lee  in  New  Jersey  and  the  Bor- 
ough of  Manhattan,  at  and  near  Fort 
Washington  Park,  in  the  vicinity  of 
West  178th  Street.  (In:  Its  Proceed- 
ings, April  28,  1927,  p.  4081-4083.) 

Es8.16 

Resolution  granting  land  at  Fort  Washington 
Park  for  building  of  tower  and  anchorage  of 
Hudson  River  Bridge. 


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1927 ,  continued. 

New  York  State.  Statutes.  An  Act 
appropriating  one  million  dollars  as  and 
for  the  first  annual  installment  which 
the  state  of  New  York  has  heretofore 
undertaken,  by  chapter  seven  hundred 
and  sixty-one  of  the  laws  of  nineteen 
hundred  and  twenty-six,  to  make  avail- 
able in  aid  of  the  construction  by  the 
Port  of  New  York  Authority  of  a  cer- 
tain bridge  across  the  Hudson  River 
between  Fort  Lee  and  Fort  Washing- 
ton. (Laws  of  1927.  Chapter  577.) 

Binder,  J.  W.  Manhattan  -  Fort  Lee 
Bridge  across  the  Hudson.  (Port  of 
New  York,  May,  1927,  p.  11.) 

Problems  to  be  solved  by  Bergen  County  due 
to  thousands  of  newcomers  seeking  homesites 
and  business  opportunities,  an  outgrowth  of  the 
Hudson  River  Bridge  construction.  Suggests 
road  building,  consolidation  of  municipalities, 
new  system  of  taxation  and  better  transit  facili- 
ties. 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  P6rt 
Authority  statutes;  rev.  to  Mav  14, 
1927,  233  p. 

Containing  all  statutes  passed  by  New  York, 
New  Jersey  and  Congress  pertaining  to  the  Port 
Authority  and  its  numerous  constructions. 

Design  of  3.500  ft.  suspension  bridge 
across  Hudson  River.  Huge  public  toll 
bridge  to  connect  New  Jersey  with 
New  York  City.  To  be  of  suspension 
type,  using  either  wire  or  eye-bar 
cables.  Stiffening  trusses  and  lower 
deck  will  be  omitted  in  first  stage  of 
construction.  Long-panel  floor  fram- 
ing. (Engineering  News-Record,  Au- 
gust 11,  1927,  p.  212-217.  illus.  plate.) 

General  history  of  the  project.  Probable  cost 
$75,000,000.  The  topography  of  the  site  de- 
termining the  general  design  of  the  bridge. 

Special  steel  for  New  York  bridge; 
details  of  3,500  ft.  span  over  Hudson 
River  that  will  require  40,000  tons  of 
allov  steel.  (Engineering  and  Contract- 
ing," September,  1927,  p.  429-430.) 

Ground  is  broken  for  Hudson  Bridge. 
Acting  Mayor  McKee  digs  earth  at 
178th  Stree't,  Mayor  White  on  New 
Jersev  shore.  (New  York  Times,  Sep- 
tember 22,  1927,  p.  3:1-5.) 

Great  Hudson  River  Bridge  ground- 
breaking ceremonies  on  September  21. 
(Port  of  New  York,  September,  1927, 
P.  3.) 

Hudson  River  Bridge  started.  Gov- 
ernors Smith  and  Moore  take  part  in 


ground-breaking  ceremonies  on  Wed- 
nesday, September  twenty-first.  (Har- 
lem Magazine,  October,  1927,  p.  6—7, 
20-21,  23.)  VF 

Fort  Lee  Bridge  superstructure  bids. 
(Engineering  News-Record,  October 
13,  1927,  p.  592-4.) 

Summary  of  bids  for  constructing  entire  steel 
work,  towers  and  floor,  and  cables  and  anchorage 
steel  indicate  keen  competition  and  low  prices. 

Wilson,  P.  W.  Hudson  Bridge  ranks 
with  world  marvels.  Span  to  connect 
Manhattan  with  New  Jersey  presents 
stupendous  engineering  problems. 
How  it  compares  with  the  seven  won- 
ders of  antiquitv.  (New  York  Times, 
October  16,  1927,  sec.  IX,  p.  16:1-4.) 

The  new  Hudson  River  Bridge.  (En- 
gineering and  Contracting,  October, 
1927,  p.  494.) 

Comparison  of  the  new  Hudson  River  Bridge 
with  the  Delaware  River  Bridge  and  Brooklyn 
Bridge. 

A  monumental  bridge;  New  York 
will  soon  possess  another  "world's 
greatest"  in  the  3,500  ft.  suspension 
bridge  across  the  Hudson  River.  (Sci- 
entific American,  November,  1927,  p. 
418-*20.) 

A  good  general  article. 

Keefe,  L.  J.  Bridging  the  Hudson; 
Fort  Lee  to  Fort  Washington.  (Review 
of  Reviews,  November,  1927,  p.  514-16.) 

Toe  of  cofferdam  for  Hudson  Bridge 
fails;  three  drown.  Section  of  sheet- 
piling  at  deep  west  tower  structure 
blows  in.  No  serious  delay.  (Engineer- 
ing News-Record,  December  29,  1927, 
p.  1057.) 


1928 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  First 
progress  report  on  Hudson  River 
Bridge  at  New  York,  between  Fort 
Washington  and  Fort  Lee.  January  1, 
1928.  56  p.  illus.  diagr.  plans. 

Summary  of  progress :  Comprehensive  traffic 
counts  made  from  the  Battery  to  Tarrytown ; 
revision  and  recalculation  of  engineering  de- 
sign; detailed  contract  plans  and  specifications 
prepared;  additional  field  surveys  and  river  bor- 
ings undertaken;  contracts  awarded  for  the 
foundation  work  of  the  New  Jersey  tower,  rock 
excavation  for  anchorage  and  entire  steel  work; 
description  of  plans,  estimate  of  cost,  traffic  and 
revenue,  and  progress  of  construction  work. 


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1928,  Port  of  New  York  Authority,  c't'd. 

  Hudson  River  Bridge.  (In:  Its 

annual  report,  January  20,  1928,  p.  45- 
48,  illus.) 

Five  contracts  amounting  to  $24,357,000 
awarded.  Construction  of  two  cofferdams  begun. 
Excavation  for  New  Jersey  anchorage  progress- 
ing. 

New  York  City.  Board  of  Estimate 
and  Apportionment.  [Letter  from 
Joseph  V.  McKee,  chairman  of  Special 
Committee  re  Hudson  River  Bridge  to 
Board  of  Estimate,  outlining  progress 
of  work  and  recommendations  pro- 
posed.] 4  p.  typewritten.  February  29, 
1928.  "  VF 

Judge  McKee  recommends  that  the  City  re- 
frain from  ceding  land  to  Port  Authority  until 
such  time  as  that  Board  agrees  to  street  plans, 
and  to  assume  cost  of  grade  changes,  also  costs 
for  acquiring  all  additional  street  connections. 
The  proposed  park  area  to  he  finally  ceded  to 
Port  Authority  has  been  appraised  at  $181,452. 

    iResolution  of  Port  Au- 
thority ratifying  study  of  Chief  Engi- 
neer Tuttle  of  November  11,  1927. |  2  p. 
typewritten.  March,  1928.  VF 

Further  studies  essential  before  final  con- 
clusions can  be  drawn.  Agree  to  a  new  under- 
ground or  overhead  traffic  facility  between  Bridge 
Plaza  and  High  Bridge  Park  with  connection 
to  Washington  Bridge,  Amsterdam  Avenue  and 
the  Speedway  to  be  provided  two  years  after 
opening  of  bridge. 


Sunderland,  C.  C.  The  building  of 
the  Hudson  River  Bridge:  how  the  vast 
amount  of  material  required  is  being 
produced  and  tested  at  the  Roebling 
Company,  Trenton  work.  (Journal  of 
Industry  and  Finance,  March,  1928.  p. 
13-17.)  VF 

CONTRACT  DRAWINGS 

Port  of  New  York  Authority.  Con- 
tract drawings,  Hudson  River  Bridge, 
Fort  Washington-Fort  Lee.  New  Jer- 
sey Tower  foundation.  Plan  of  site  and 
borings.  March  1,  1927.  (Contract  no. 
HRB-2,  drawing  no.  1.)  Revised  June 
8,  1927. 

    General  plan  and  details. 

March  1,  1927.  (Contract  no.  HRB-2, 
drawing  no.  2.)  Revised  to  July  8,  1927. 

    Excavation  New  Jersey 

anchorage  and  approach,  location  plan. 
May  1,  1927.  (Contract  no.  HRB-3, 
drawing  no.  1.)  Revised  to  July  8,  1927. 

 Plan  and  sections.  May  1, 

1927.  (Contract  no.  HRB-3.  drawing 
no.  2.)  Revised  to  July  8,  1927. 

    Main    bridge  steelwork, 

Aug.  15,  1927.  (Contract  no.  HRB-5, 
drawings  no.  1  to  40.) 


CURRENT  CIVIC  LITERATURE 


Aeronautics,  Landing  Facilities 

New  York  City.  Mayor.  [A  preliminary 
report  and  sketch  of  the  first  airport  in  the 
City  of  New  York.]  Feb.  2,  1928.  7  p.. 
typewritten.  VF 

Building  Construction 

Dingman,  Charles  F.  Construction  job  man- 
agement. 1st  ed.  New  York:  McGraw-Hill 
Book  Company,  Inc.    1928.    220  p.,  tables. 

690D61C 

Rees,  Fred  H.  Investigators  and  adjusters 
handbook ;  a  text  book  on  automobile,  team, 
general  liability,  workmen's  compensation, 
burglary  and  theft  insurance.  2nd  ed.,  rev., 
and  enl.  Chicago:  The  Spectator  Company. 
1926.  318  p.  692.5R25 

Carpentry 

The  Stanley  Rule  &  Level  Plant.  How  to 
work  with  tools  and  wood,  for  the  home 
workshop.    1927.    179  p.,  illus.  694St2 


Chambers  of  Commerce 

National  School  for  Commercial  and  Trade 
Organization  Executives.  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce administration;  a  text  book  prepared 
for  use  at  the  National  School  for  Com- 
mercial and  Trade  Organization  Executives, 
conducted  under  the  auspices  of  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  the  United  States,  National 
Association  of  Commercial  Organization 
Secretaries,  American  Trade  Association 
Executives,  Northwestern  University.  1927 
edition.   303  p.  389N21c 

Chemistry 

Smith,  Herbert  R.,  anil  Harry  M.  Mess. 
Fundamentals  of  modern  chemistry.  New 
York:  Henry  Holt  and  Company.  1928. 
266  p.,  figs.  540Sm5f 

Commercial  Law 

Bigelow,  Melville  M.  The  law  of  bills,  notes, 
and  checks.    Thirtl  edition,  revised  and  en- 


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Commercial  La~w,  continued. 

Iarged  by  William  Minor  Lile.  Boston : 
Little,  Brown  and  Company.    1928.    599  p. 

347.7B4S 

Constitutions 

McBain,  Howard  Lee.  The  living  constitu- 
tion; a  consideration  of  the  realities  and 
legends  of  our  fundamental  law.  New  York: 
The    Macmillan   Company.     1928.     284  p. 

342M12 

Courts 

Harley,  Herbert.  The  courts  of  Birmingham; 
a  city  of  a  million  population  with  but  one 
or  two  murder  cases  per  year,  where  most 
of  the  judicial  work  is  performed  without 
cost  to  the  public.  (The  Journal  of  the 
American  Judicature  Society.  April,  1928. 
p.  167-177.) 

Xew  York  State.  Supreme  Court.  First 
Judicial  Department.  Judicial  statistics  of 
the  work  in  the  First  Judicial  Department 
for  the  year  1927. 

Credit  Unions 

Municipal  Credit  Union,  (N.  Y.)  Announce- 
ment at  the  close  of  the  year  1927.  4  p.  VF 

Crime  and  Criminals 

Association  of  Grand  Jurors  of  Xew  York 
County.  Criminal  receivers  in  the  United 
States  (Social  and  economic  problems  of 
the  "Fence"  —  The  source  of  organized 
crime  and  creator  of  criminals).  Submitted 
to  the  Xew  York  State  Crime  Commission, 
Xational  Crime  Commission,  Xational  Com- 
missioners of  Uniform  State  Laws,  Xational 
Trade  Relations  Committee  of  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  of  the  United  States  of 
America  and  Association  of  Casualty  and 
Surety  Executives,  by  the  Prison  Committee. 
Xew  York:  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons.  1928. 
143  p.  365As7c2 

Schlapp,  Max  G.,  and  Edward  H.  Smith. 
The  new  criminology;  a  consideration  of  the 
chemical  causation  of  abnormal  behavior. 
Xew  York:  Boni  and  Liveright.  1928.  325 
p.,  illus.  365Sc3 

Education 

B  utter  worth,  Julian  E.  The  Parent-Teacher 
Association  and  its  work.  Xew  York:  The 
Macmillan  Company.  1928.  149  p.,  diagrs., 
tables.  371.403B94 

Employment 

Hexter,  Maurice  Beck.  Juvenile  employment 
and  labor  mobility  in  the  business  cycle. 
Boston:  Massachusetts  Child  Labor  Com- 
mittee.   1927.    Ill  p.,  tables,  charts. 

331.3H51 

Engineering 

Sheridan,  Arthur  V.  Resume  of  the  engi- 
neering profession,  1928;  conditions,  causes 
and  remedies.  Address  by  Arthur  V.  Sheri- 
dan, Hotel  Astor,  Xew  York.  Jan.  10,  1928. 
11  p.  VF 


Engineers 

American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers. 
Year  book,  1928.   598  p.  621.3Am3 

Finance 

Chamber  of  Commerce,  U.  S.  Finance  De- 
partment. Local  fiscal  problems.  [1927.]  24 
p.,  tables.  VF 

Fire  Apparatus 

Stance,  R.  C.  Flow  tests  on  fire  hydrants. 
(American  Water  Works  Association.  Jour- 
nal.   May,  1928.   p.  542-545.) 

Gas  Rates 

Comparative  gas  rates  in  Illinois  cities. 
(Illinois  Municipal  Review.  May,  1928. 
p.  120-134.) 

Government,  Municipal 

Brennert,  Hans,  and  Edwin  Stein,  editors. 
Probleme  der  neue  Stadt  Berlin.  Deutscher 
Kommunal-Verlag.   1926.   664  p.,  illus. 

352G4b 

History 

West,  Willis  Mason.  The  American  people; 
a  new  history  for  high  schools.  Boston: 
Allyn  and  Bacon.    1928.    680  +  69  p.,  illus. 

973W52 

Jury  System 

Johnson,  Julia  E.  Jury  system.  Xew  York: 
The  H.  W.  Wilson  Company.  1928.  176  p. 
(The  Reference  Shelf,    vol.  5,  no.  6.) 

345.43J62 

Mechanical  Drawing 

Brahdy,  Joseph  and  Samuel  Landsman.  Con- 
struction drawing;  a  textbook  of  architec- 
tural drawing  for  the  building  trades.  2nd 
ed.  printing.  Xew  York:  D.  Van  Nostrand 
Company,  Inc.   1927.   133  p.,  figs.  744B72 

N.  Y.  S.  Civil  Practice  Act 

Xew  York  State.  Statutes.  Xew  York  civil 
practice:  containing  the  Civil  Practice  Act, 
Rules  of  Civil  Practice,  Surrogate's  Court 
Act,  Justice  Court  Act,  Court  of  Claims 
Act,  Municipal  Court  Code,  Xew  York  City 
Court  Act,  rules  of  various  courts  and 
tables,  thoroughly  annotated  from  the  time 
of  enactment,  as  amended  to  and  including 
the  1928  session  of  the  Legislature,  by 
James  C.  Cahill.  5th  ed.,  by  Basil  Jones. 
Xew  York:  Callaghan  and  Company.  1928. 
979  p. 

N.  Y.  S.  Criminal  Code 

Xew  York  State.  Statutes.  New  York  code 
of  criminal  procedure,  containing  the  Code 
of  Criminal  Procedure,  Inferior  Criminal 
Courts  Act  of  the  City  of  Xew  York,  Chil- 
dren's Court  Act  of  the  State  of  Xew  York 
and  Children's  Court  Act  of  the  City  of 
Xew  York,  thoroughly  annotated;  as 
amended  to  and  including  the  1928  session 
of  the  Legislature,  by  James  C.  Cahill.  Xew 
York:  Callaghan  and  Company.  1928. 
420  p. 


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Parks 

New  York  Public  Library.  The  New  York 
Parks  Exhibition;  Central  Park  in  retro- 
spect —  the  park  system  to-day.  Intro- 
ductory note  by  Theodora  Kimball  Hubbard. 
(In:  Bulletin,  v.  32,  no.  4.  April,  1928. 
p.  207-211.)  XN51b 

Plumbing 

Audel,  Theo.  &  Co.,  publishers.  Audel's 
plumbers  and  steam  fitters  guide;  a  prac- 
tical illustrated  trade  assistant  and  ready 
reference  for  master  plumbers,  journeymen 
and  apprentices,  steam  fitters... by  Frank 
D.  Graham  and  Thomas  J.  Emery.  1925. 
4  vols.  696Au2 

Ports 

Hardy,  George  E.  Toledo,  O.,  rapidly  de- 
veloping into  a  great  port;  leads  in  soft 
coal  shipments  and  is  third  in  Great  Lakes 
port  tonnage.  (Port  and  Terminal.  May, 
1928.   p.  11-13.) 

Tombs,  Laurence  Chalmers.  The  Port  of 
Montreal;  the  history  and  facilities  of  a 
great  inland  harbour.  (The  Dock  and  Har- 
bour Authority.    May,   1928.    p.  204-207.) 

Rapid  Transit 

Plan  of  New  York  and  Its  Environs.  [Bibliog- 
raphy on  transit  and  transportation  con- 
ditions and  facilities  in  the  New  York 
region.]  (In:  Regional  survey  of  New  York 
and  its  environs.    Vol.  IV.  p.  215-218.) 

80P69s 

Plan  of  New  York  and  Its  Environs.  Re- 
gional survey  of  New  York  and  its  environs. 
Vol.  IV.  Transit  and  transportation,  and 
a  study  of  port  and  industrial  areas  and 
their  relation  to  transportation.  1928.  226 
p.,  figs.,  maps.  80P69s 

Real  Estate,  Valuation 

Cook  County.  Board  of  Commissioners.  A 
study  of  assessment  methods  and  results  in 
Cook  County ;  prepared  by  the  Joint  Com- 
mission  on   Real    Estate  Valuation.  July, 

1927.  62  p.  VF 

Roads 

Gillette  Publishing  Co.  Road  and  street 
catalog  and  data  book;  a  consolidation  cf 
manufacturers'  catalogs  of  highway,  road 
and  street  materials,  construction  plant  anil 
maintenance  equipment,  1928... 4th  annual 
edition.    Chicago:    Gillette  Publishing  Co., 

1928.  352  p.,  illus.  625.7G41 
Road  construction  in  1927.    (Public  Works. 

May,  1928.  p.  190-198.) 

Sanitation 

Sanitary  service  in  St.  Paul.  (Municipal 
News.   Dec.,  1927.  p.  153.) 

Special  Assessments 

Kumm,  Harold  F.  Judicial  control  of  special 
assessments.  (Minnesota  Municipalities. 
May,  1928.   p.  200-206.) 


Stadia 

Herrold,  George  H.  Athletic  field  house  for 
Minnesota  University.  (Engineering  News- 
Record.   April  12,  1928.    p.  578-580.) 

Steel 

United  States.  Bureau  of  Foreign  and  Do- 
mestic Commerce.  Standard  specifications 
for  structural  steel  for  buildings,  serial 
designation:  A9-24;  text  as  adopted  by  the 
American    Society    for    Testing  Materials. 

1927.  18  p.,  figs.,  tables.  (Industrial  stand- 
ards no.  209.)  VF 

Swimming  Pools 

MacDonald,  Alfred.  The  design  and  opera- 
tion of  Wichita's  municipal  swimming  pools. 
(Concrete  Highways  and  Public  Improve- 
ments.  May,  1928.  p.  106-107.) 

Taxation 

Cole,  Seth  T.   A  review  of  tax  legislation  in 

1928.  (New  York  State  Bar  Association, 
Bulletin.   May,  1928.   p.  29-30.) 

The  tax  trend  in  Ohio  cities.  (Toledo  City 
Journal.    May  12,  1928.   p.  277-279.) 

Traffic  Regulation 

Lewis,  Harold  M.  Traffic  relief  solution  lies 
in  change  of  street  system.  (Building  In- 
vestment.   May,  1928.   p.  17-18,  58,  60.) 

Model  municipal  traffic  ordinance  proposed. 
(Electric  Railway  Journal.  May  12,  1928. 
p.  771-773.) 

Tuberculosis 

State  Charities  Aid  Association  of  New 
York.  The  next  ten  years  in  the  tubercu- 
losis and  public  health  campaign  in  New 
York  State,  by  Homer  Folks.    1927.    8  p. 

VF 

Tunnels 

Walker,  J.  Bernard.  World's  largest  ve- 
hicular tunnel.  (Scientific  American.  May, 
1928.  p.  422-423.) 

Ventilation 

Ventilating  the  world's  largest  subway.  (Do- 
mestic Engineering.  May  12,  1928.  p.  18- 
21,  38,  40,  43-44.) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Washington  Board  of  Trade.  The  book  cf 
Washington.   1927.   480  p.,  illus.  352D62 

Water,  Analysis 

Report  of  Committee  no.  1  on  Standard 
Methods  of  Water  Analysis.  (American 
Water  Works  Association.  Journal.  May, 
1928.   p.  553-573.) 

Water  Purification 

Brush,  William  W.  Clarification  of  the 
Catskill  water  supply  of  New  York  City. 
(Municipal  News.  April,  1928.  p.  101- 
104.) 


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